🍽️FoodOpen now · Closes 10:00 PM$$ · Mid-range

Kartouche

Name: Kartouche
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.7

4.7 ·

Discover Kartouche, the Ixelles hidden gem locals and wine lovers quietly recommend. Settle in for a short, changing menu and well-explained wines in an intimate dining room made for two.

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Full description

Kartouche is a small, intimate restaurant in Ixelles that works with a compact menu changing regularly, so no two visits are quite the same. Reviewers praise the careful mixing of flavours and a waitress who can explain in detail how the wines are produced and where they come from.

One diner who returned felt it was good but less memorable when a favourite dish, the hachis Parmentier, was off the menu, which shows how much the rotating card shapes the experience. Mid-range pricing, a 4.7 rating and a couple-friendly setting make it a good pick for a quiet lunch or dinner away from central tourist streets.

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Address

Rue Defacqz 58, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium · Ixelles

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

1h15

Best time

lunchtime or evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Book ahead, as the room is small and the place is closed on Mondays and Saturdays
ask the waitress about the wines, since reviewers value her knowledge
expect the menu to differ from past reviews

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Reviews

Food was amazing. Intimate menu that changes regularly. Flawless mixing of flavors. Waitress was incredibly knowledgeable and able to go into depth about how the different wines are produced and where they come from. I was impressed!

Romanie Lehman

2/5

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